This isn’t my first ode to the 90′s and it will not be my last. I grew up in this decade and as with any decade you grow up in, it holds a certain affection. Still, the 90′s were special. More to the point, there was mainstream music that came out to really be proud of. The mainstream music of today, well, it lacks a lot of heart. Sure, there is the occasional band or nugget, but you can’t deny the magic of the rock music that hit in the 90′s. To get that kind of passion now you have to chase after the indie rock dragon. I could turn my radio on in 1992 and hear Dinosaur Jr. If I want to hear a band like Yuck, I have to sit through Jacob. If you didn’t know, Jacob is 20-years-old and an undergrad at a local college. His major is sociology. He has had one serious girlfriend who turned out to be a lesbian, and he would only raise his voice from mundane if Godzilla came through the radio station he is broadcasting from at four in the afternoon. Continue Reading…
